The report provides in-depth analysis of the Taliban’s acts to deprive Afghans of the fundamental right to work on the basis of gender — acts that may amount to the crime against humanity of gender persecution.

Rainbow Railroad released an annual report entitled “Understanding the State of Global LGBTQI+ Persecution” which compiles its data from several countries and situations across the globe. It details several reasons for persecution, and why refugees seek to flee based on each country.

Volume One: Gender Persecution in Afghanistan: A Crime Against Humanity

This report provides in-depth analysis of the Taliban’s acts to deprive Afghans of fundamental rights on the basis of gender – acts that may amount to the crime against humanity of gender persecution. This volume examines the severe deprivation of the fundamental rights to education, assembly, and expression.